The Sweeps, Surprises, and Snubs From the 2018 Emmy Nominations

The 2018 Emmy nominations are in, with plenty of former winners, newcomers, and a few surprise entries battling it out for television’s biggest awards. As critics surveyed the field leading up to the announcements, a few familiar names seemed like shoo-ins: Last year’s The Handmaid’s Tale felt poised to get at least a few mentions, as did This Is Us, Game of Thrones, Atlanta, and The Crown. But what about Killing Eve, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s new feminist contract-killer dramedy? Meanwhile, more than a few trends had emerged on our screens in the last year, though it was up in the air as to how they’d translate to awards season. Would #MeToo accusations affect shows like Arrested Development and House of Cards? How would the Television Academy respond to revivals like Will & Grace, Queer Eye, and the since-cancelled Roseanne?

So how did it all shake out? Game of Thrones leads the pack with the most nominations, followed by Westworld and Saturday Night Live. GoT will be up for the Best Drama Series award against incumbent winner The Handmaid’s Tale (the HBO show wasn’t eligible last year). Killing Eve surprisingly received only one nomination, for Sandra Oh’s performance. Netflix beat HBO’s streak of being the most nominated network for the first time in 17 years, and for the first time since 2011 Veep’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus was not nominated in the Best Actress in a Comedy category, and the race is on for who will fill her shoes.

On Thursday morning, The Handmaid’s Tale actress Samira Wiley and New Amsterdam star Ryan Eggold announced this year’s contenders. Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost and Michael Che will host the Emmy Awards on NBC on Monday, September 17. See the full list of 2018 Emmy nominations below: